A Lithuanian found guilty of Nazi-era war crimes was spared prison time. A court in Vilnius on Monday convicted Algimantas Dailide, 85, who worked for the Nazi-backed Lithuanian secret police during World War II, of seizing Jewish property and arresting 12 Jews who tried to flee the German-led genocide.
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